Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2026-03-02

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 2
● Final133 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,006 head
▲ 133 vs last sale 873▲ 170 vs year ago 836 · +20.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
260 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 236▲ 40 vs year ago 220 · +18.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 61▲ 27 vs year ago 26 · +103.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

66 head Sheep and Goats: 50.00-310.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 900.00-1000.00; 4 head Hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $381.89/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 31 of 34 comparable sales and sits +18.53 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$381.89
85 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,087
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$524
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$98.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.42
vs NC average
−39.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547388.412,12675
Medium and Large 2536343.811,8438thin
Medium and Large 3553290.001,6022thin
One grade step is worth $98.41/cwt here — about $524 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale85 hd
381.89
—
NC average9 barns · 268 hd
383.32
−1.42
National average181 barns · 13,944 hd
420.96
−39.07
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
+18.53
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
402359316273median 363.3703/0204/2707/0609/0711/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $388.39, low $287.21, median $363.37 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,542189.842,92824
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,368168.432,30589
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,551152.902,37116
CowsLean 85-90%High1,135144.991,64678

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,132$2,23216
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,031$2,21614
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,118$2,09412
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,310$4,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)988$3,24610

Every lot

133 lots · USDA AMS · Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1215595.00/cwt575.00–615.001,2792
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2215462.79/cwt450.00–475.009952
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2255470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,1991
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1271531.96/cwt510.00–545.001,4425
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3313350.72/cwt320.00–380.001,0982
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326519.48/cwt500.00–545.001,6949
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371510.57/cwt485.00–525.001,8949
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380444.05/cwt440.00–450.001,6873
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4821
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2409423.38/cwt400.00–450.001,7324
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423485.75/cwt465.00–510.002,05510
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473413.48/cwt410.00–417.001,9562
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479470.29/cwt452.00–495.002,25321
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514445.70/cwt405.00–470.002,29114
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added527487.48/cwt485.00–490.002,5696
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529382.32/cwt355.00–400.002,0226
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3550230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2651
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579410.46/cwt389.00–425.002,3777
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0771
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added587452.00/cwt452.00–452.002,6533
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6801
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added622435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,7064
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1636407.69/cwt390.00–420.002,5936
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669354.64/cwt325.00–372.002,3734
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added683400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,7325
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722355.19/cwt330.00–375.002,5643
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1782357.99/cwt335.00–369.002,7995
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1935312.47/cwt310.00–315.002,9222
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1970237.31/cwt225.00–250.002,3022
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220501.75/cwt470.00–520.001,1045
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1274514.59/cwt475.00–535.001,41011
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278433.47/cwt400.00–465.001,20512
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285349.12/cwt325.00–375.009952
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320434.78/cwt400.00–450.001,3918
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325300.00/cwt300.00–300.009751
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331488.77/cwt460.00–520.001,61823
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373475.17/cwt445.00–500.001,77242
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373349.61/cwt325.00–380.001,3045
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374414.33/cwt395.00–430.001,5509
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4281
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423441.87/cwt419.00–480.001,86950
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433402.33/cwt385.00–410.001,7427
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added436487.00/cwt487.00–487.002,1234
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469422.77/cwt400.00–467.001,98342
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483377.37/cwt347.00–395.001,82319
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3510305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5561
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523389.54/cwt370.00–425.002,03734
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527353.44/cwt325.00–365.001,8636
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added528437.00/cwt437.00–437.002,3073
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563314.93/cwt300.00–330.001,7732
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570377.57/cwt350.00–395.002,15230
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added574406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,3308
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3595275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6361
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3615245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5071
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618367.10/cwt330.00–390.002,26924
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623307.79/cwt275.00–325.001,9183
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9742
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663352.06/cwt340.00–370.002,3348
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3673175.97/cwt175.00–177.001,1842
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5981
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1742329.98/cwt320.00–345.002,4483
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2772261.30/cwt255.00–267.002,0173
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775299.94/cwt285.00–315.002,3253
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4301
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870276.58/cwt262.00–289.002,4064
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1910285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5941
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2925199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,8411
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2960172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230551.75/cwt525.00–605.001,26910
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230490.98/cwt475.00–505.001,1292
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3238395.79/cwt370.00–420.009422
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1272543.53/cwt520.00–570.001,4789
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2278484.22/cwt435.00–505.001,3467
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2313448.10/cwt400.00–480.001,4038
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330514.48/cwt495.00–542.001,69822
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1101
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375497.45/cwt470.00–532.001,86544
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2382427.38/cwt400.00–450.001,6338
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5862
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424479.60/cwt455.00–515.002,03446
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430427.78/cwt400.00–445.001,83915
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471459.59/cwt425.00–495.002,16547
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3061
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480385.06/cwt350.00–415.001,84813
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523414.16/cwt380.00–457.002,16631
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525361.73/cwt330.00–375.001,89911
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5751
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570396.98/cwt365.00–427.002,26334
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5681
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573334.61/cwt325.00–350.001,9177
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5251
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621398.05/cwt375.00–410.002,47211
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9051
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2658304.94/cwt290.00–325.002,0073
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670373.75/cwt335.00–395.002,50411
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3695250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7381
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9881
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1728351.90/cwt330.00–370.002,5625
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3740200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4801
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1778317.78/cwt305.00–330.002,4722
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2805250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0131
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1832318.25/cwt315.00–325.002,6483
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1875265.94/cwt250.00–297.002,3273
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1930250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3251
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1965256.57/cwt235.00–270.002,4763
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3385181.92/cwt179.00–185.007002
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3570159.00/cwt159.00–159.009061
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3670165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1061
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 3773155.11/cwt150.00–160.001,1992
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 3835180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5032
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 3855189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,6161
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3984193.45/cwt180.00–206.001,9044
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3265250.00/cwt250.00–250.006631
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3305240.00/cwt240.00–240.007321
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3530205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0871
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3965160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,491190.43/cwt180.00–200.002,83917
Bulls——1,633162.66/cwt150.00–170.002,6563
Bulls——1,691207.73/cwt202.00–216.003,5134
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%908117.49/cwt110.00–125.001,0678
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,157146.21/cwt130.00–157.001,69260
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,187159.68/cwt158.00–164.001,89510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230195.09/cwt185.00–200.002,40010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,386165.06/cwt158.00–178.002,28879
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,551152.90/cwt142.00–162.002,37116
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0312,215.84/head1,750.00–2,900.002,21614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0552,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1242,075.20/head1,500.00–2,600.002,07511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1322,232.43/head1,350.00–2,950.002,23216
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28883,016.50/head1,950.00–3,500.003,0175
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29983,277.71/head2,150.00–4,050.003,2783
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2233,771.17/head3,650.00–3,900.003,7712
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3104,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3501

This sale against other markets

North Carolina weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.